need some help with vcd

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i have a few questions to ask and anyone's help would be much appreciated:1st i need to know what i need to do to turn a dvd/divx into a MPEG then to a VCD so i can burn it onto a CD-R---i have tmpeg 2.56.....2nd i realize the file size blows up to almost double the original size but how do i split it with tmpeg....3rd whats the best way to convert to give the best picture---ive been trying for like 3 months on my own to do this and i just found this message board and really wanna do this right....also how do i keep it from not being full screen when i burn it...the reason being is because ive burnt mpeg files that ive downloaded and when i burn them it appears to be full screen when i put it into a dvd player.....if anyone can help i really appreciate it

[setarip]

To create a VCD:

1) Load .AVI file into TMPGEnc
2) Set to "System Video and Audio" (lower right side)
3) Click on "Setting" radio button
4) Click on "System" tab, change mode to "MPEG1-VideoCD" (from default of "MPEG1")
5) Click on "Advanced" tab, change "Video arrange method" to "Center (Custom Size"), change dimensions to 352x288 or 352x240
6) Change "Source aspect ratio" to either "4:3 525 line (NTSC 704x480)", "4:3 525 line (NTSC)", or "16:9 525 line (NTSC)" - If you're in the PAL world choose either of the two similar PAL settings instead
7) Under the "Video" tab, change the dimensions to 352x288 or 352x240 (Note: "Video" tab mode of "MPEG1" is okay) - for highest quality set "Motion Search Precision" to "Highest Quality". Change the "Aspect Ratio" to match, as closely as possible, the "Source Aspect Ratio" you set under the "Advanced" tab.
8) Change "Rate Control Mode" to "Automatic VBR (CQ_VBR)
9) Under the "Audio" tab, set to 44,100 224Kbps
10) Press "Start"

Note that if your video runs longer than 60 minutes, you'll have to subsequently split your VCD-MPG file in two. This too can be easily and precisely accomplished using TMPGEnc. Under the "Files" dropdown menu, click on "MPEG Tools" and select the "Merge & Cut" tab. Once again, make sure to change the mode to "MPEG1-Video CD". Load your file and enter a new (.MPG) name in the "Output file" box. Then doubleclick on the ORIGINAL file's name in the window, which will bring you to the cutting area. Select your desired start and end points for the first half, click on "Okay" which will bring you back to the first window and generate (in a sequence of three automated steps) the first new file. To create the second new file, repeat the steps starting with "Then doubleclick on the ORIGINAL..." (be extra patient with the second half, as the program has to do more seeking to establish the beginning of the new file).

Use a burning program, such as NERO to burn your CD-R or R/W CD as a VCD (DON'T ask NERO to format the file as a VCD, since you've already accomplished this!)

[cyberpic]

instead of NERO, you can also try VCDEasy, a very good freeware with much options.

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thanks for the help setarip but i have only one problem and a few questions....i followed everything you wrote in your reply...so i started to encode the movie and stopped it at 2 percent and played it on my zoom player and there was no sound....what do you prefer when encoding to be the quickest way...when i started it it said 19 hours to encode the sum of all fears which is a 700mb file....also what version of tmpegnc are you using and what do you prefer......your help is much appreciated....thx for your time

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hey setarip i read some of your other replays and tried to find virtusl dub v1.4-AC3 and cant find it anywhere.....i have all these movies that i want to transfer over and im stuck...it sx being me right now...LOL

[SkyHigh]

The best way to tell if your going to have sound problems is to load the .avi file into VirtualDub. If you get a message about it detecting an improper VBR the you need to extract the audio and video to two seperate files. To do this do the following:

1. Click OK past the warning message.
2. Select File, Save WAV
3. Give the new WAV file a name and click Save

Next step is to extract just the video.

1. Select Video, Direct Stream Copy
2. Selct Audio, No Audio
3. Select File, Save as Avi...
4. Give the new AVI file a name and click save

Now you have the audio and video in separate files. So start up TMPEnc (I use V2.5) and select the Video Source as the new AVi file and the Audio source as the new WAV file.

Change your settings as described by setarip and the Start the process. You should know have picture and sound